EDINBURGH Nike Air Force 1 High Tops , Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Edinburgh Hogmanay started on Tuesday night with a torchlight procession at the beginning of a fabulous three-day New Year celebration party.

Led by 26 vikings from Shetland, a subarctic archipelago of Scotland, and six pipe bands with over 100 pipers and drummers, 8,000 people carrying flaming torches marched through the historic Old Town in the torchlight procession which culminates in a spectacular party and display of fireworks on Calton Hill.

Over 30,000 spectators enjoyed the procession and the spectacular finale of fireworks and light display viewed from Calton Hill and other spots at the city center.

Around 75 Nike Air Force 1 High ,000 revellers from over 70 countries will sing the world's largest Auld Lang Syne at Edinburgh's Hogmanay Street party on New Year's Eve on Wednesday night, according to the event organizers.

On New Year's Day, the celebration continues with incredible new worlds hidden in 11 beautiful buildings and outdoor spaces in the city's Old Town, where audience can discover the very best in music, art and theater in a festival for free.

Moreover, over 1 Nike Air Force 1 ,000 people will take the chilly plunge in the River Forth under the renowned Forth Bridge for the annual and traditional event on Thursday, the first day of 2015.

In her New Year message delivered in Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon reviewed the sports events of Ryder Cup, and the Commonwealth Games staged in Scotland in 2014, as well as the Scottish independence referendum held on Sept. 18 Cheap Air Force 1 , 2014.

She called on people to harness the wonderful enthusiasm and engagement of 2014 and use it to build a fairer and more prosperous Scotland, wishing "all the very best for a happy, peaceful and prosperous 2015".

Year 2015 is also Scotland's Year of Food and Drink which begins on New Year's Day to promote the best of Scottish food and drink.

The Hogmanay event was produced in 1993 and is in its 22nd edition, with over 3 million revellers having enjoyed the Edinburgh street party over the last 22 years. " by Sportswriter Cao Jianjie

SUZHOU, China, April 28 (Xinhua) -- He Zhiwen Air Force 1 Sale , 33 days short of his 53rd birthday, lost his singles and mixed doubles games but reached the men's doubles third round at the world table tennis championships on Tuesday.

""I just play for fun and I didn't expect myself to go further here,"" said the oldest player at the championships on Tuesday.

The former Chinese who represents Spain, pairing with Sara Ramirez, lost the mixed doubles match to a Chinese Taipei duo but went on to win the men's doubles with Carlos Machado, beating Bulgaria's Teodor Alexandrov and Slovakia's Alexander Valuch 4-1.

The gardening-loving father of two lost his singles opener 4-3 to Poland's Jakub Dyjas in the afternoon.

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""I kind of like life in Spain, which is quiet and in order, especially after my daughters, 21 and 17 Air Force 1 Womens , left home - one in America and the other in Ireland.""

He, who had played for China in the 1985 and 1987 world championships with the best singles finish being fifth, made a surprise run into the quarter-finals in the 1997 worlds and debuted in the Olympics in 2004.

The fast attacker in the traditional Chinese style stunned defending champion Werner Schlager from Austria in the 2005 worlds and became the oldest table tennis player at the 2008 Olympics where he lost in the second round.

He discourages youngsters from playing the penhold attacking style, branding it as ""outdated"" and ""futureless"".

A traditional penholder uses only one side of the racket for both strokes and grips the racket as if holding a pen.

The penhold grip, well suited for flat forehands and defensive dropshots, is short on backhand power Air Force 1 Mid , while a handshaker grips the racket as of if he is shaking someone's hand and uses one side of the racket for forehands and the other for backhands.

""Beginners should learn handshake style,"" he said.

Only one in 10 men on the world rankings uses penhold grip, with the women's top 10 all being handshakers.

Retirement is never on He's mind since he really enjoys the game.

""I will keep playing as long as I enjoy it,"" he said.

It seems Ni Xialian, the oldest women player at 52, hasn't had enough of table tennis Air Force 1 Low , either.

Ni, who retired from the Chinese team 29 years ago and has represented Luxembourg since the 1991 worlds, handed a straight-set defeat to 18-year-old Nicole Tropsman from Israel in the afternoon.

""I have been in the sport for so long that I don't feel any pressure,"" she said. " BRUSSELS, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Salah Abdeslam, a suspect in the Paris attacks in November of last year and the most wanted man in Europe Air Force 1 High Tops , was arrested Friday in Belgium, Belgian federal police have confirmed.

Abdeslam was taken to Saint-Pierre University Hospital in Brussels to be treated for a gunshot injury to his leg, according to Belgian national television station RTBF.

The police operation was still ongoing and two strong explosions were heard on Friday night, a Xinhua reporter witnessed at the scene in the Brussels municipality of Molenbeek.

Abdeslam was arrested along with another suspect earlier this afternoon during the large-scale police operation.

Friday's operation follows a raid on Tuesday in the Brussels district of Forest in which one suspect was killed.

Abdeslam's fingerprints were later found in the raided apartment. He was believed to have been hiding there for several months. So far, all indications are that he was one of the two suspects who managed to escape after the police action on Tuesday.